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  • 90.505
    Defini­tion for ORS 90.505 to 90.840
  • 90.510
    State­ment of policy
  • 90.512
    Defini­tions for ORS 90.514 and 90.518
  • 90.514
    Disclosure to prospective tenant of improve­ments re­quired under rental agree­ment
  • 90.516
    Model state­ment for disclosure of improve­ments re­quired under rental agree­ment
  • 90.518
    Provider state­ment of estimated cost of improve­ments
  • 90.525
    Unreasonable condi­tions of rental or occupancy prohibited
  • 90.528
    Use of common areas or facilities
  • 90.530
    Pets in facilities
  • 90.531
    Defini­tions for ORS 90.531 to 90.539
  • 90.532
    Billing methods for utility or service charges
  • 90.533
    Conversion of billing method for garbage collec­tion and disposal
  • 90.534
    Allocated charges for utility or service provided directly to space or common area
  • 90.535
    Addi­tional charge for cable, satellite or Internet services
  • 90.536
    Charges for utilities or services measured by submeter
  • 90.537
    Conversion of billing method for utility or service charges
  • 90.538
    Tenant inspec­tion of utility billing records
  • 90.539
    Entry to read submeter
  • 90.541
    Legislative find­ing
  • 90.543
    Utility or service charge billing for large manufactured dwelling parks
  • 90.545
    Fixed term tenancy expira­tion
  • 90.550
    Permissible forms of tenancy
  • 90.555
    Subleasing agree­ments
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   2011 ORS § 90.531¹
Definitions for ORS 90.531 to 90.539

As used in ORS 90.531 (Definitions for ORS 90.531 to 90.539) to 90.539 (Entry to read submeter):

(1) Submeter means a device owned or under the control of a landlord and used to measure a utility or service actually provided to a tenant at the tenants space.

(2) Utility or service has the meaning given that term in ORS 90.315 (Utility or service payments). [2005 c.619 §5]

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Chapter 90

Notes of Decisions

The prevailing party in an ac­tion brought under this Act is entitled to attorney fees. Executive Manage­ment v. Juckett, 274 Or 515, 547 P2d 603 (1976)

Damages for mental distress are not recoverable under this Act. Ficker v. Diefenbach, 34 Or App 241, 578 P2d 467 (1978), as modified by 35 Or App 829, 578 P2d 467 (1978)

Where tenant terminates residential tenancy but then holds over wrongfully, landlord need not give any notice to tenant as prerequisite to maintaining ac­tion for pos­ses­sion. Skourtes v. Schaer, 36 Or App 659, 585 P2d 703 (1978), Sup Ct review denied

Landlord may waive statutory right to 30 days written notice from tenant. Skourtes v. Schaer, 36 Or App 659, 585 P2d 703 (1978), Sup Ct review denied

This act does not provide for recovery of punitive damages. Brewer v. Erwin, 287 Or 435, 600 P2d 398 (1979)

As this act is not penal, it is not subject to attack for vagueness. Marquam Invest­ment Corp. v. Beers, 47 Or App 711, 615 P2d 1064 (1980), Sup Ct review denied

Distinc­tion in this act between residential and nonresidential tenancies is not irra­tional, arbitrary or unreasonable under United States or Oregon Constitu­tion. Marquam Invest­ment Corp. v. Beers, 47 Or App 711, 615 P2d 1064 (1980), Sup Ct review denied

Residential Landlord and Tenant Act does not supersede common law in all aspects of per­sonal injury liability. Bellikka v. Green, 306 Or 630, 762 P2d 997 (1988)

Where jury returned general verdict for defendant and court refused to award defendant attorney fees, defendant has right, absent unusual circumstances, to receive attorney fees for damages for prevailing on per­sonal injury claim. Steininger v. Tosch, 96 Or App 493, 773 P2d 15 (1989), Sup Ct review denied

Where tenants counterclaim for injunctive relief and damages after landlord sent 30-day, no-cause evic­tion notice, before awarding attorney fees, district court must determine whether landlord or tenants have right to pos­ses­sion of house and whether tenants right to assert counterclaim is provided by statute. Edwards v. Fenn, 308 Or 129, 775 P2d 1375 (1989)

Atty. Gen. Opinions

Private process server in a forcible entry and detainer ac­tion, (1975) Vol 37, p 869; ap­pli­ca­bil­i­ty to university housing and properties, (1976) Vol 37, p 1297

Law Review Cita­tions

56 OLR 655 (1977); 16 WLR 275 (1979); 16 WLR 835 (1980)

Related Statutes³

  • 90.538
    Tenant inspec­tion of utility billing records
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1 Legislative Counsel Committee, CHAPTER 90—Residential Landlord and Tenant, http://­www.­leg.­state.­or.­us/­ors/­090.­html External_link_icon(2011) (last ac­cessed Mar. 25, 2012).
 
2 Legislative Counsel Committee, Annotations to the Oregon Revised Stat­utes, Cumulative Supplement - 2011, Chapter 90, http://­www.­leg.­state.­or.­us/­ors/­annos/­090ano.­htm External_link_icon(2011) (last ac­cessed Mar. 25, 2012).
 
3 OregonLaws.org assembles these lists by analyzing references between Sections. Each listed item refers back to the current Section in its own text. The result reveals relationships in the code that may not have otherwise been apparent.
 
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